Pocket guard and alarm.



J. T. OOWLES.

POCKET GUARD AND ALARM.

APPLIOATfQN FILED FEB. 3, 1912 Patented Feb. 9, 1915.

IHE NORRIS PEIERS CO.v PHOTOIYITHO. WASHINGTON, D Cv JOHN T. cownns, or oHIcAGQ, ILLI vo s,

I POCKET GUARD ALARM;

Specification of Letterslatent.

Application filed February 3, 1912. Serial 1Y0; $7 5,112 37 To, all: whom, it ma y concern .7

Be it known that I, JOHN T. CowLns, a citizen of the United States, residing at. Gill'- cago, in the county of 0 9k and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and use;

ful- Improvements in, Pocket Guards and Alarms, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to pocket guards alarms, and one ofits objects is to render a device, of suchcharacter simpler in construction and more efiicient in operation,

A further object, of the invention is to provide a combined pocket guard and alarm which will permit, convenient use of the pocketunder normal conditions. I

Like letters of; reference designate similar parts in the figures on the drawing, in which Figure 1 is a viewof the improved device applied to a hip, pocket in a pair of trousers, the device being shown in. dotted lines except that portion where the cloth is shown broken away; Fig. 21 is, a Vertical crosssec tional view of the device applied to a pocket,

the dotted lines representing the position of the partsof the device when the pocket is attempted to be opened for entry thereto; and Fig-. 3 is a perspective view of the device showing more particularly the manner in which the device may be secured to the pocket.

This-pocket guard and alarm is shown in the drawing applied to the hip pocket, of a pairof trousers, although it may be applied to coat pockets or vest pockets or pockets of other types, which contain or have attached thereto a closing flap or cover. However, it; is particularly well adapted to pockets fitting closely to the body such as hip pockets of trousers,

My improved device is so arranged that when the flap or cover of the pocket is lifted in order to gain an entry into the pocket, a portion of the device is pressed against the body which would give an alarm to the person if his pocket provided with one of these devices were attempted to be picked, It is also desirable to have the device so arranged that when the owner of they pocketwishes to use it in the normal manner he should be permit e to do. so re y a d p ce rt les into the pocket and take them out of the,

same without hindrance from the pocket guard a ala m I hav h re e a ranged the device so that when the flap or ve of h Pocke is l t d he. hand may be inserted freely into the pocket, or freely thdraw he efr m, and art l s ns int the pocket or withdrawn therefrom without being obstructed or hindered by any part of the pocket guard or alarm, because 0 P of he de ice xten a oss he pocket at the entrance thereto. In my prior Patent No. 1,015,672, for a pocket guard n a arm p te ed Febr a y 912, an

axis or cross piece is provided at the enran e t the Po k t, e Pre n ention is an improvement thereon because the axes for the alarm and the ocket guard are arranged ina specifically -iiferent mannor to minimize the obstruction or hindrance at the entrance of the pocket under normal conditions andthe annoyance which an axis extending. across'the entrance to the pocket might cause to the owner of; such pocket.

In the accompanying drawings, illustrat v ing an embodiment of'the present invention,

a wire is bent preferably to conform to the shape of the flap or cover of the pocket and secured betweenv the lining and the exterior cloth of the flap andv is provided with circular loops 1, l, to form bearings for the vertical side pieces 2, 2, which are alsov of wire, although they may be of various shapes and of any material desired. I prefer, however, to show vertical pieces of wire to, exmp y yent on, and pre e so to make such wires more flexible at, their lower ends than at their upperends, so that when a person stoops; over, sits down or moves about, the wires will conform more readily to, the body of the person,

The vertical side wires 2, 2, may be sea cured to the trousers in various ways, but in this instance I have shown them connected to the. inside lateral edges of. the pocket p p I is'e dent tha he ce may e attached to any pocket in this manner by inserting the'vertical wires into the lateral, vertical recesses of the pocket and securing hem in p ac a de i edn F s- 3 I ha shown the vertical side pieces 2, 2 fastened to the inner lateral edges of the pocket by Patentedljleb. 9,1915;

stitching at 3, 3 and 4, 4:. The lower end of the vertical side pieces may be provided with heads vor enlargements, so that the wires can not be pulled out from the pocket. The upper ends of the side piece wires 2, 2 may also be provided with heads or enlargements 6, 6, as indicated in Figs. 1 and 3. The upper ends of the vertical side piece wires 2, 2 are bent at right angles to form bearings for the circular loops 1, 1, which are connected to the U-shaped member or guard 7, which is located inside of the flap or cover ofthe pocket.

Jonnected to the guard 7 is an alarm extension 8 at each side of the pocket. Preferably the extensions 8 are of wire, integral with the guard 7 and a continuation of the loop 1. The alarm extensions 8, 8 are bent backward on themselves and the ends may be soldered at 9 to the vertical portion of the guard 7. The heads or enlargements 6, 6 will prevent the circular portions 1, 1 from becoming detached from the bearings 6, 6 or from the vertical pieces 2, 2 before the entire device is attached to the pocket.

If the pocket is attempted to be picked by an unauthorized person, the alarm extensions 8 8 will be forced back toward the body of the person owning the pocket, as indicated in Fig. 2 in dotted lines, and therefore the owner of the pocket would be warned so that he can protect his valuables which he wishes to carry in such pocket.

When the owner of the pocket wishes to insert his hand into the pocket he may do so by lifting up the flap or cover and turning it to a reverse vertical position, when he will have free access to the pocket. Articles may be inserted into the pocket or withdrawn therefrom without hindrance or obstruction by any portion of the device because the bearings and the side pieces are at the lateral edges of the pocket and no part of the device aside from the flap is in the path of movement of the owners hand or of the articles which he wishes to insert into the pocket or withdraw therefrom, for instance, a small pocket book which he wishes to carry in his hip pocket.

Those skilled in the art may make various changes in the details and arrangement of parts of my improved device without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the claims, and I wish therefore not to be restricted to the precise construction exemplifying my invention.

What I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is:

1. A pocket guard'and alarm comprising separate lateral pieces for attachment to the inside of a pocket at both sides and having bearings, a loop connected to the flap or cover of the pocket, and rearward exten sions of said loop to form alarms, said loop and rearward extensions being pivoted on said bearings.

2. In a pocket guard and alarm, the combination with separate vertical side pieces entirely within the pocket at the sides and having short bearings at their upper ends, of a U-shaped guard pivoted on said bearings, and an alarm connected to said guard at each end of the U.

In a pocket guard and alarm, the combination with separate lateral side pieces adapted to be disposed within the pocket at each side having greater flexibility at their lower ends than at their upper ends, of short bearings at the upper ends of said side pieces, a guard extending between said side pieces and mounted on said bearings, and extensions rigidly connected to said guard and moving therewith on said bearings.

4. In a pocket guard and alarm, the combination with a guard, of an alarm, and means disposed within the pocket for connecting said guard and alarm-to the lateral inside edges or recesses of said pocket without obstructing the entrance to the pocket when the guard is in open position.

5. In a pocket guard, the combination with separate side pieces each formed with an enlargement at one end and a bend at the other end with a head at the end of the bent portion, the said bent portions forming bearings, means for fastening the side pieces to the inside edges of the pocket, the bend and enlargement'preventing the displacement of each side piece, and a U-shaped guard with its extremities pivotally mounted on the bearings.

6. In a pocket guard, the combination with separate side pieces fastened to the inside edges of the pocket with an inwardly bent end at the upper edge of each corner of the pocket forming a bearing, and a U-shaped guard pivotally mounted in. the bearings intermediate the ends of both the parallel sides and disposed with the base portion of said guard in the flap of the pocket.

7. In a guard and alarm for pockets having flaps, the combination of separate side pieces each secured to the inside edge of the pocket and having a bearing at one end, the bearing being disposed at the upper edge of the pocket, and a U-shaped guard disposed with the base portion of said guard in the flap of the pocket having its extremities pivotally mounted in the bearings at a distance from the ends of said extremities at the edges of the pocket.

8. A guard and alarm for pockets having flaps comprising side pieces fastened in the inside corners of the pockets with one extremity bent and disposed adjacent the opening of the pocket in the corner thereof, and a substantially U-shaped guard in the flap of the pocket pivotally mounted in the 1,198,2956 bearings at the corner of the pocket openof two subscribing Witnesses, on this 31st ing and having extensions at the ends of the day of January A. D. 1912. U-shaped member which project beyond the bearings and form alarms which are efieo- JOHN GOWLES' 5 tive when the flap of the pocket is raised. Witnesses:

In testimony whereof I have signed my CHARLES H. SEEM, name to this specification, in the presence M. HARTY.

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Washington, I). 0. 

